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Travel Blogs from Prague
Exploring Prague, day 1
... is a lovely pedestrian bridge staddling the Vltava river; the river running through Prague. It has a gorgeous tower on both sides, and religious statues all along the sides of the bridge.
After spending a leisurely hour on the bridge. I started walking along the area on the other side....the Kafka museum, checking out the river activity, visiting a park nearby, admiring the magnificent houses, buildings, doors ...
Spires Everywhere!
... Excellent acoustics! It was a string quartet and solo vocalist on a few of the numbers. They played an assortment of classical songs and finished off with a surprising encore of Amazing Grace! Absolutely beautiful!
Lastly, I think Kelley's highlight of the day was when she was finally able to get her hair straightener to work after borrowing a different electrical converter from the hotel! Ha! It will be a good hair day today! :)
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Prague Day 2
This morning we went on a tour of Terezin. Terezin is a former concentration camp about 30 minutes outside of Prague. Terezin was originally built as a fortress in the 1700's. During WWII it was occupied by the SS to be used as a concentration camp. The Nazis presented Terezin as a model Jewish settlementcans in doing so, covered up the real purpose of Terezin. The majority of the ...
When the Money's all gone... Read a book.
... I had myself all settled in my couchette, and met two of the other people in the compartment, we then met the other three. Or should I say four. In walks these four people, who start yelling at the ticket guy because they thought that they were all going to be together, and yet three of them were in one compartment, while the other one was in the other. On and on they yell. Eventually, it occurs to them to ask one of us (the ...
11. Bohemian Rhapsody
... river and took a nice wee cruise in the shadow of Prague Castle and the Charles Bridge. After the cruise we were shown around the Jewish Quarter and the synagogues and famous Franz Kafka area. Lunch was next - thankfully - traditional Czech food - pork with lots of gravy and bread dumplings to mop it all up. We finished off by walking over the Charles Bridge and heading up to Prague Castle - which has the most stunning cathedral and views over the city.
Blair ...